On This Day

Saturday, May 22, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 21 11 .656 --
Orioles 18 14 .563 3.0
Brewers 13 14 .481 5.5
Red Sox 14 18 .438 7.0
Tigers 13 17 .433 7.0
Indians 13 19 .406 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 21 11 .656 --
Rangers 20 13 .606 1.5
Twins 17 16 .515 4.5
White Sox 14 16 .467 6.0
Athletics 15 21 .417 8.0
Angels 15 24 .385 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 22 9 .710 --
Pirates 21 14 .600 3.0
Mets 22 16 .579 3.5
Cubs 15 20 .429 9.0
Cardinals 16 22 .421 9.5
Expos 13 19 .406 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 25 13 .658 --
Reds 22 15 .595 2.5
Padres 18 18 .500 6.0
Astros 18 22 .450 8.0
Braves 14 24 .368 11.0
Giants 12 26 .316 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Garvey 4
1 Alex Johnson 4
1 Bill Sharp 4
4 Rob Andrews 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 3
2 Bob Watson 2
3 Dick Allen 1
3 Hector Cruz 1
3 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Smith 5
1 Bob Watson 5
3 Ken Singleton 4
4 Lyman Bostock 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 Dave Cash 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Tanana 1.67
2 Steve Renko 1.00
3 Jerry Koosman 0.86
4 Catfish Hunter 0.83
5 3 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 10
2 Jerry Koosman 6
2 Pat Zachry 6
4 Catfish Hunter 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Max Leon 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Tom Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .390
2 Rico Carty .383
3 Pete Rose .368
4 Bake McBride .365
5 Bucky Dent .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 15
1 Mike Schmidt 15
3 Ron Cey 8
3 George Hendrick 8
3 Rick Monday 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 35
2 Joe Rudi 31
2 Mike Schmidt 31
4 Rick Monday 30
5 Jeff Burroughs 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 18
1 Freddie Patek 18
3 Joe Morgan 16
4 Don Baylor 14
4 2 others tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 0.95
2 Pat Zachry 1.41
3 Ken Forsch 1.56
4 Doyle Alexander 1.91
5 Paul Lindblad 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 8
2 Jim Lonborg 6
2 Jim Slaton 6
4 Bill Campbell 5
4 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 79
2 Frank Tanana 73
3 Tom Seaver 63
4 Bert Blyleven 55
5 2 tied 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 8
1 Mike Marshall 8
3 Gary Lavelle 7
3 Sparky Lyle 7
3 Eduardo Rodriguez 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bucky Dent .500
2 Butch Wynegar .439
3 George Brett .429
3 Ron LeFlore .429
3 Doug Rader .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 5
2 Joe Ferguson 4
2 George Hendrick 4
2 Amos Otis 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 17
2 Bobby Bonds 16
2 John Mayberry 16
4 Jeff Burroughs 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 11
2 Don Baylor 8
2 Lenny Randle 8
4 Larry Lintz 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Christenson 0.60
2 Tom Buskey 0.63
3 Randy Jones 0.67
4 Steve Foucault 0.71
5 Bill Lee 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Tanana 4
2 Santo Alcala 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Woodie Fryman 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 33
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Dennis Leonard 25
4 Bert Blyleven 24
5 Tom Seaver 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Moose 3
2 Clay Carroll 2
2 Rawly Eastwick 2
2 Ken Forsch 2
2 10 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .418
2 Rico Carty .400
3 Bucky Dent .369
4 Lyman Bostock .368
5 George Brett .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 8
1 George Hendrick 8
1 Dave Kingman 8
4 Amos Otis 7
4 Mike Schmidt 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 24
1 Jeff Burroughs 24
1 Ron Cey 24
4 John Mayberry 21
4 Carl Yastrzemski 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 15
2 Ron LeFlore 12
2 Bill North 12
2 Lenny Randle 12
5 Don Baylor 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 1.15
2 Lynn McGlothen 1.60
3 Doyle Alexander 1.65
4 Pat Zachry 1.66
5 Sparky Lyle 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Hough 5
1 Randy Jones 5
1 Jim Lonborg 5
4 Doug Bird 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 56
2 Nolan Ryan 51
3 Tom Seaver 42
4 Bert Blyleven 38
5 Rich Gossage 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 6
2 Skip Lockwood 5
2 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Bob Moose 5
5 4 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .353
2 Rod Carew .342
3 Ted Simmons .338
4 Rico Carty .334
5 Fred Lynn .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 47
2 Dave Kingman 45
3 George Scott 35
4 Bobby Bonds 33
4 John Mayberry 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 118
2 John Mayberry 116
3 Dave Kingman 110
4 Mike Schmidt 109
5 Johnny Bench 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 69
2 Joe Morgan 64
3 Mickey Rivers 60
4 Lou Brock 50
5 Rod Carew 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.35
2 Tom Seaver 2.47
3 Rich Gossage 2.51
4 Jim Palmer 2.60
5 Jim Rooker 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Catfish Hunter 22
3 Jim Palmer 21
3 Tom Seaver 21
5 Burt Hooton 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 296
2 Tom Seaver 254
3 Bert Blyleven 225
4 John Montefusco 221
5 Gaylord Perry 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 27
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Al Hrabosky 22
4 Dave LaRoche 20
4 Mike Marshall 20